Time For A Change

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Excellent news Wendy!
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Marth wrote: Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:09 pm Omg what does unlimited holiday mean??
There's no limit to paid holiday, which really just means 'nobody is counting' as obviously it's not really unlimited or they'd be paying folk for nowt!
There's pros and cons, as obviously the work still needs to be done but there is no danger of me not taking at least 25 days I'm currently entitled to on top of BHs :mrgreen: But it does means not having to hold some back ''in case of emergencies', getting a decent Christmas break and hopefully taking at least a day in each of the school holidays.
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wendy james wrote: Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:32 pm
Marth wrote: Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:09 pm Omg what does unlimited holiday mean??
There's no limit to paid holiday, which really just means 'nobody is counting' as obviously it's not really unlimited or they'd be paying folk for nowt!
There's pros and cons, as obviously the work still needs to be done but there is no danger of me not taking at least 25 days I'm currently entitled to on top of BHs :mrgreen: But it does means not having to hold some back ''in case of emergencies', getting a decent Christmas break and hopefully taking at least a day in each of the school holidays.
Wonderful! Please employ me, you know I'm good for it :lol:
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That's fantastic news Wendy!

Fingers crossed for everyone else.
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That sounds amazing, Wendy, well done :))
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Congratulations Wendy
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Congratulations Wendy!
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That sounds great Wendy! Congratulations!

Lots of very exciting news on this thread...can't wait for the next instalment on some of these stories.
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My offer came through today so I resigned for the first time since 2011. That was to my manager’s manager due to holiday then too. :lol:

I’ll be reporting to somebody who wasn’t part of the recruitment as she’s one of the people I know. I’m fairly sure she’s in Somerset too, which might be nice if we can meet for a coffee now and then.

And additional nice thing - I drop from a contracted 40 hours per week to 38. :perky:
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Congratulations, Wendy!
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Congratulations!
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Congratulations Wendy!
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Well done Wendy!
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:dotty: Congrats!
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Wooohooooo WeJa, excellent news. Must be awesome to feel like you've made a conscious decision to do something cool.
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Congratulations Wendy!! That's brilliant! 🍾
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Congratulations! Do you feel excited?
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Well done Wendy.

My application is in and I have been told to expect an invitation to interview very soon which should be interesting due to massive work events this week and next and now I’m being :bob: about it all

Any tips for being interviewed by a friend? And one who knows you really, really well, both positives and negatives?
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I’ve been interviewed by a friend who knows me well before and it’s weird. You have to pretend they know nothing about you and your experience and be really explicit in your answers. I actually acknowledged it out loud at the start of the interview which helped me. Good luck!
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Congratulations Wendy!

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